FPGA

Recently, I had the opportunity to use a SPI controller from Opencores in a customer design based on an Intel PXA255 processor and a Xilinx CPLD. The customer did not want to change the processor or the CPLD family, but needed an extra SPI interface in the device. I had my doubts, but mentioned I would look into a SPI controller from Opencores. To my surprise, the core fit in a Xilinx CPLD and worked out very well. We have since upgraded to a Altera MAXII CPLD. This review details this effort.Read More »Opencores SPI Controller Review